Like the Big Mac Index, when the Toy Zone tells us where LEGO prices are high and low, we can also compare currencies.
Why a Carbon Tax Proposal is Like Goldilocks
When we look at the world’s carbon taxes, as economists we can think of Arthur Pigou and correcting market failure.
A Short Tax (Form) Story
Occupying billions of hours and dollars, tax preparation in the United States could be much simpler if we just copied Estonia.
Why We Don’t Want To Be The World’s Happiest Country
Reading the 2022 World Happiness Report, I wonder whether its six variables are what we should use to rank happy countries.
Why Dads Refuse to Take Paternity Leave
Although new U.S. legislation, if passed, includes paid paternity leave, researchers say that much more is necessary for new dads to do it.
How Sweden Is Coping With Coronavirus
Different from its neighbor Denmark, Sweden’s pandemic policy emphasized voluntary guidelines rather than a mandatory lockdown.
More on the Mom Penalty
Whether we look at a cartoon on women’s “mental load” at home or a recent study on the gender pay gap in Denmark, the problem is the mommy penalty.